18F was doing exactly the type of work that DOGE claims to want – yet we were eliminated shortly after midnight. Read our letter to the American people: 18f.org

It’s fun to get CD samplers in the mail with purchase (thank you @orindal.bsky.social) for all the pretty sounds 💗 orindalrecords.bandcamp.com/album/powerf...

Listening to more CDs this weekend and moving back to more analog pursuits.

Where users face threats to their privacy and security online, EFF’s technology tools are there to defend them.

With Doug Ford's re-election in Ontario, needing to think about the example these films and books set even more than yesterday.

Yesterday I testified before Texas's Senate Committee on Education K-16, against Senate Bill 13, which would affectively ban supposedly "indecent" and "profane" books in public school classrooms and libraries. Here's a clip:

The New York music venue Brooklyn Made has abruptly closed

Grecian electronic duo Keep Shelly In Athens have shared a floaty and ethereal new song "Little Dusty Dreams"

So damned proud of my friend, colleague, and music-writing legend Chuck Eddy for getting out there to fight the censors, bigots, and social engineers in Texas.

We asked three Black writers to share their recommended reads featuring resistance and resilience — and the ways Black literature continues to inspire them in the current political climate.

EFF asked the California Supreme Court not to weaken the Stored Communications Act, a 1986 law that restricts how providers can disclose the content of your communications to the government or private parties.

New & Notable: Tumbling, spacey songs that recall the surrealism of The Beta Band with a decidedly jazzy tilt.

I had the privilege of talking to @apnews.com about WIRED's Elon Musk and politics coverage. Most important thing: We're not slowing down, we're not stopping, and we're going to cover this story, relentlessly, for as long as we need to. apnews.com/article/elon...

Woah—this is awesome congrats to @edera.dev who were written up in @wired.com #womxnintech #femalefounders www.wired.com/story/edera-...

Vote for the Top 11 @ 11 Countdown and enter to win FREE tickets for Kim Deal with @ratboysband.bsky.social at the @keswicktheatre.bsky.social - www.ynotradio.net/top11.php

all day every day

Record CollectHER on IG is back! I am kicking off this interview series with the ever delightful Carly M of @modernsoulrecs.bsky.social

Happy Valentine's Day! Please enjoy our newly updated Love Songs playlist with a day (and night) of songs of love in its many forms and stages. ❤️🎵 You can hear it on Spotify and Apple Music at nonesuch.lnk.to/lovesongs 📷: Peter Henry Emerson, 'Gathering Water-Lilies' (1886)

The Stonewall Inn released a response to the National Parks Service removing the word transgender from the park outside of the Inn. A great reminder that we have to look after each other

Hey Substackers, we posted our latest Substack with Yasmin Williams, @wilcohq.bsky.social, @ibelissegf.bsky.social, @frankrosaly.bsky.social, Emmylou Harris, Carnegie Hall news and more. You can read it and subscribe for free at nonesuch.substack.com/p/yasmin-wil...

Watch MJ Lenderman cover This Is Lorelei in Atlanta

The LA wildfires benefit comp 'Superbloom' features music from Jenny Lewis, Cass McCombs, Ty Segall, and many more

EFF’s @irmck.bsky.social joined KPFA Radio's @realcatbrooks.bsky.social this morning to explore electronic surveillance and privacy concerns under the new Trump Administration.

New & Notable: The Ride guitarist marks a new sonic chapter with the release of his first solo record, a mix of psychedelia and experimental textures. andybell.bandcamp.com/album/pinbal...

Bookshop.org challenges Amazon with new e-book platform

ooh, this IS good news

It’s important to know your rights before you’re face-to-face with ICE agents. ⤵️

Today in @slate.bsky.social, I wrote about Neko Case's extraordinary new memoir, and among much else, how it reveals the animal figures in her songs as avatars of flight from and vengeance for the dehumanizing injuries of class in America. (With an accompanying playlist!) slate.com/culture/2025...

Here's me on what Trump 2.0 means for trans people, a group of 2 million Americans being targeted by a President who just declared us deceitful by nature

dear NPR it's actually fine to just say "Trump is violating human rights by using deportations as a media stunt" instead of constantly repeating "Trump is following through on a campaign process by carrying out mass deportations"

I believe deeply in the radical and transformative power of music.

I’ve had the chance to interview some great musicians over the years, posting these in a paywalled part of my newsletter - so far there is Annette Peacock, Can, Pearls Before Swine - more TK - dadadrummer.substack.com/s/platinum

What are the 5 songs on your high school goth list?

Added another interview to the paywalled part of Dada Drummer Almanach - Caetano Veloso, 2002. With bonus anecdote I cut out at the time… dadadrummer.substack.com/p/music-and-...

From navigating anti-trans laws to protecting your joy. ⤵️

‘It brings out the best in humanity’: the rescuers saving pets from LA’s wildfires

As legal battles over Trump’s executive orders play out, here’s what to know about the history of birthright citizenship. ⤵️

This past Wednesday’s YNot Radio @ynotradio.bsky.social episode of Women Crush Wednesday (1/22/2025) is now available to listen to via Mixcloud! Featured tracks by Qlowski, SPELLLING, MB3, Deep Sea Diver, Mess Esque, Horsegirl, Jane Weaver, Giant Day and others! www.mixcloud.com/ynotradio/wo...

If you are looking for a binge-worthy show right now, literally smacking of the insidious nature of the Idiocracy, I always recommend, “The Good Fight” featuring amazing cast members Christine Baranski, Sarah Steele, Nyambi Nyambi, Michael Boatman, Audra McDonald, Cush Jumbo, and others.

Hey Substackers, we posted our latest Substack with Ambrose Akinmusire, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Yasmin Williams, John Adams, and Davóne Tines news. You can read it and subscribe for free at nonesuch.substack.com/p/ambrose-ak...

Some hospitals are bringing in dogs to spend entire shifts with doctors and nurses. The trained canines help staff cope with the stress of their work amid high levels of burnout.

Strings! I’ve bought the cats a billion different toys but their favorites always end up being the flying string! Iggy striking a pose. Possible side eye.

Okay, I’m hoping this will gain some traction on Bluesky *inhales* SALEM PUBLIC LIBRARY IN OREGON IS IN DANGER OF CLOSING. This sets a dangerous precedent for state capital libraries!! This is a continuation of the saga from last year, when we were saved at the last second by the then-mayor. (1/2)

Great piece by @jennpelly.bsky.social on Annette Peacock’s early 70s work - if you get hooked, I interviewed her about her 80s solo albums here: dadadrummer.substack.com/p/the-unclas...

manayunk fans rejoice! speedy ortiz is playing SING US HOME fest in may! (i am a manayunk fan)

Books change the world ✨ They open us up to new perspectives and ideas, help us practice self-love and care, be more mindful and empathetic, envision a better world for all, and plenty more.

A playlist I made called Gala Atomica that I still listen to a lot that was inspired by names: www.mixcloud.com/connectingto...